This week’s blog contains images from Lisa Rodriguez-Watson’s recent trip to the Holy Land. These images were taken in Bethlehem on the separation wall between the West Bank and Israel. As we observe Holy Week, these images and corresponding prayers can serve as reminder of the purpose of the [...]Read More
Lenten Immerse: Silence
Silence can be an uncomfortable experience. It might feel awkward in a group setting. It can indicate tension in a relationship. However, silence can also be healthy - even necessary. Kitaieva Iryna, Ukraine SILENCE 11 (2018) Painting (70x50x2 cm) Lent, a 40 day period of [...]Read More
Left Out: The Redevelopment of Cabrini Green
By Daniel Walker I recently took a tour through the old Cabrini Green area in Chicago. This once infamous low-income housing project has now vanished. Today, the area is completely gentrified with high-priced condos, beautiful parks and thriving restaurants and shops. Seeing the new community [...]Read More
The Church’s Role in Mass Incarceration
by Dominique Gilliard This week is Christian Community Development Association’s (CCDA) national awareness and action week to engage mass incarceration, a time where we call our members to consider what a faithful response to mass incarceration entails. Locked in Solidarity has always been about [...]Read More
A Call to Love
by Kapria Jenkins Morrell I’m a criminal. My crime. I’m black. And, yes, in 2019, the hue of my beautiful black skin is still a crime in America. More than a half century after the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 (which is said to have ended segregation and discrimination in public places) [...]Read More
Who Is My Neighbor Part VI: Conclusion
CCDA Global Connections presents: Who is My Neighbor, a six-part blog series recounting stories and impacts from a trip to Central America, written from a CCDA perspective. Part VI: Conclusion by Tom Yaccino & Nate Bacon There are magical moments where, in the face of grave threats [...]Read More
Mother’s Day: What About Mothers Who Placed Their Baby for Adoption?
This article was originally published in The Christian Post on Friday, 11 May 2018. Sunday, May 13th is Mother's day, an important day set aside to celebrate mothers. One of the ways we will celebrate here in America is through gifts. As a country we will spend upward of 21 million dollars to honor [...]Read More
Two Community Members Step Over the Barrier of Incarceration
An interview with Keith Daniel and William Elmore You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends… You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and [...]Read More